Behind Steel Bars

CHAPTER 2

Jonathan-
They're taking me to the penitentiary in about half an hour. I call out to Terrorizer.
"Yo Terrerizer! You awake?" I only ask because it's like four in the morning.
"Yeah Del. I'm awake. I heard they're taking you early in the morning so I stayed up." I appreciate his loyalty. I glance around at the cameras. They don't look like the audio capturing kind.

"Terrorizer this is important." I speak quickly and cover my mouth so they can't figure out what I'm saying by lip reading. "I'm gonna take the fall for everything. The most you can get from this is being an accomplice. I want you to give up all information you have about me. Do not mention anyone else. I want Squirrel to do the same if he was caught. If you do this, you may get house arrest as well as probation."
There's silence for a minute.

"You want us to snitch?" He asks me.
"Yes. I'm a dead man walking. The least amount of casualties the better." I hear shuffling in the other room.
"Jon, you wouldn't be telling me to do this unless you knew you were going to die. Why do you think you're going to die?"
I scoff.
"The guard. The one assigned to me. It's Evan."
I hear a quiet 'oh fuck' then the door at the end of the hall opens. It's time. I quickly get to my feet and lean against the bars.
"I assume my ride is here." I watch as Evan unlocks the cell.
"Don't do anything stupid." Evan says while I walk out.
"Wasn't planning on it!" I say as I give him my hands to cuff me. He puts them on me and pushes me forward.
"Walk."
As we pass Terrorizer's cell I look at him. He gives me a sad look. Then I'm shoved out the door towards a transportation van. I'm helped into the back. Evan hops in after. Then the doors shut.
"Thought you were supposed to get in the front." He shakes his head.
"Officer Thompson is driving. Officer Wine will be joining us shortly." There's only one person I know who's last name is Wine.
"Tyler and Craig are coming?"
He ignores me as the door opens again and terrorizer is lifted into the van. Tyler walks around and hops in the front seat. The doors close and the van starts moving.
"So... this is awkward." Brian says about twelve minutes into the ride.
"I understand why Jonathan is here, but you Brian? Since when did you join him?" Evan asks angrily. Terrorizer is about to say something but I interrupt.
"You have the right to remain silent, Brian. Use it." It comes out as a demand but I meant it to be a warning. Either way he doesn't attempt talking immediately. Instead it's Tyler who talks from the front.
"I don't think he was asking as a cop, Del."
"He shouldn't have to answer any of your questions unless he has a lawyer!" I defend.
"Shut the fuck up Delirious! I'm not talking to you." I lean back against the van wall and sigh.

Evan-
He betrayed us. Brian always kept in contact with us but never told us what he was doing. He never told us why he could never hang out or go for a drink. I feel like everyone who was once best friends with me betrayed me.
"Tyler is right. I'm just wondering why you lied to us since the moment Delirious and I split ways."
"I didn't have a choice." He says carefully. I notice Delirious has his eyes on him.
"What do you mean?" I ask him.
"Delirious made me join him. He was blackmailing me." I glare at Delirious.
"How was he blackmailing you?" I watch as he quickly glances at Del then the ground.
"H-he wanted to kill someone I loved." This confuses me. It's not unlike Jon though.
"Who else?" I look at Delirious. "Who else is against us?"
"No one you know. Everyone else in our group is clean." He laughs, which earns him a punch to the face. "Oh fuck!" He touches his upper lip to find blood.
"I think you should watch your attitude Mr. Denis. Soon that's all you'll have left." Craig comments from the front. I grunt in defiance.
I can't believe I've been lied to for almost ten years.
"Lieutenant I don't think it's a good idea to injure him. It won't look good on you." Tyler says smoothly. I roll my eyes and wipe off the blood on his face.
"Fine."

((Time skip))
Jonathan-
We are escorted into the prison. The guys in the yard are all yelling.
"Look at all this fresh meat!" I make eye contact with a few of the top dogs. You can easily tell which ones they are. They're the quiet ones. Everyone comes up to the fence and are silent when they realize it's me. The Notorious Delirious. Once they realize it's me the whispers begin.
"Holy fuck that's him."
"I thought they'd never get him."
"Must've gotten weak."
I remember my face makeup and grin widely at them. A couple people take a step back.
We are led inside and into two different rooms.
Evan is paired up with a veteran guard.
"My name is Eric. You'll hear them refer to me as smiles. Ignore that name. It's sarcasm." He gets close to my face. "So you're Delirious?"
I give him a wide grin.
"Don't you forget it." I wink. He backs off.
"Strip search him." He says exiting the room. I look around to get my bearings. There's multiple cameras and armed guards at the door outside. This room is too bare. It's just a concrete square. Evan grabs a large tub which will hold everything I have.
"You heard the man." He says while dropping the bucket at my feet. I huff and begin to strip.